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CoinDesk began presenting its annual Most Influential list this week, recognizing the individuals and groups we believe had the greatest impact on the crypto industry over the past 11+ months. U.S. President Donald Trump led the way as CoinDesk’s first recognized individual, alongside other individuals who drove crypto legislation. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions. The narrative U.S. President Donald Trump has arguably had the largest effect on the crypto industry and the discourse around it this year. He’s signed executive orders,…

OKX, a famous cryptocurrency exchange, is excited to announce the successful introduction of ‘OKX Boost’ for Centralized Decentralized Finance (CeDeFi). The main purpose of this launch is to bring innovation and generate a reward system for users by the fusion of centralized finance (CeFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) through trading on decentralized exchange (DEX) tokens. The OKX team is offering a 120 million NIGHT tokens reward pool for users and creating a new opportunity for earning. Users can easily earn new tokens just by trading DEX tokens in the OKX App. The potential of rewards sharing is directly proportional to…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says Fileverse has quietly crossed an important milestone. After months of bug fixes and steady improvements. The decentralized, encrypted document platform is now stable enough for secure sharing, commenting and real-time collaboration. Without things suddenly breaking mid-workflow. For Vitalik, this shift matters. He has long supported tools that expand Web3 beyond trading and speculation. Fileverse, he said, now feels reliable enough that he can confidently send documents to others and expect the entire process to work as intended. His comments immediately sparked fresh interest across the crypto community. Especially from builders who see decentralized collaboration as…

Nvidia (NVDA) reported an earnings beat as well as a strong fourth quarter outlook after the close of U.S. markets on Wednesday. The chipmaker beat Wall Street’s expectations for the third quarter, reporting revenue of $57.01 billion — a 62% jump from a year earlier — as the AI investment boom continues to fuel demand for its chips. “Blackwell sales are off the charts, and cloud GPUs are sold out,” said CEO Jensen Huang. “Compute demand keeps accelerating and compounding across training and inference — each growing exponentially.” Shares of the company were higher by 4% in after hours trading…

Key Takeaways The SEC issued guidance explaining custody options and security tips for retail crypto asset investors. Investors must carefully choose between self-custody and third-party custody, each with distinct risks and responsibilities. The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Assistance has released an Investor Bulletin to educate retail investors on crypto asset custody options. The bulletin covers the essentials of crypto wallets, including the distinction between hot and cold wallets, as well as the importance of securing private keys and seed phrases. It also provides guidance to help investors choose custody methods and outlines factors investors should weigh when deciding…

French fintech Lyzi, built on the Tezos blockchain, has expanded its European presence by bringing cryptocurrency payments to Porsche Centre Montpellier and Lamborghini Bordeaux, two of the first luxury car dealerships in Europe to adopt digital assets for vehicle purchases. The company, which raised €1.3 million in April 2025 to accelerate cryptocurrency adoption, is also extending its technology to the humanitarian sector through a partnership with Doctors of the World (Médecins du Monde). Crypto payments arrive in the luxury auto sector Porsche Centre Montpellier and Lamborghini Bordeaux are now the first dealerships in their respective networks to accept cryptocurrency payments…

State Street and Galaxy Digital are teaming up to launch a new tokenized private liquidity fund called SWEEP. The fund will use PYUSD, a stablecoin tied to the U.S. dollar, to provide 24/7 on-chain liquidity for investors, enabling faster trades, greater accessibility and smoother participation. It is expected to roll out on the Solana blockchain in early 2026. Bringing Private Markets Online Private assets, like venture investments or private equity, usually take a long time to trade. Because of this, investors often wait days or weeks to buy or sell. However, SWEEP changes this by tokenizing private assets. Furthermore, investors…

Tech and crypto stocks rose in after-hours trading on Wednesday after chip maker Nvidia’s third-quarter earnings beat expectations on the top and bottom line, allaying fears of an AI bubble. Nvidia reported record revenues of $57 billion for its third quarter ended Oct. 26, up 62% from a year ago and beating Wall Street projections of $54.7 billion. The company reported profits of $31.9 billion, a 65% increase from last year and surpassing analyst expectations. It also gave a higher-than-expected guidance of $65 billion in revenues for its fourth quarter, suggesting the appetite for artificial intelligence isn’t yet slowing down.…

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is quietly laying the plumbing for a market structure where US Treasuries and cryptocurrencies could eventually live side-by-side. On December 12, the CFTC approved an expansion of cross-margining for US Treasuries. How CFTC’s New Order Impacts Crypto This change allows certain customers, not just clearing members, to offset margin requirements between Treasury futures cleared at CME Group. CME Group is one of the largest crypto derivatives trading platform in the US. It also applies to cash Treasuries cleared at the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation’s Fixed Income Clearing Corporation. “Expanding cross-margining to customers will…

Netflix is one of the world’s largest streaming platforms and is often at the center of tech-related rumors. Now, a new claim is spreading across X and Web3 communities that Netflix is in talks with MetaMask to allow Ethereum-based subscription payments. The rumor gained huge attention, so Coinpedia stepped in to fact-check whether the claim is real or just another false alarm. Who Made This Claim? The claim appears to have originated from social media posts on X from crypto-focused accounts like Coinvo, CryptoNews_eth, and PandaAsiaStreet, all citing vague “reports” that Netflix is exploring Ethereum payments through MetaMask wallets. But…